1996 Trafalgar Square riots

1996 football riots in London August 2019 The 1996 Trafalgar Square riots in London occurred on 26 June 1996. After the England national football team was defeated by Germany in the knockout stage of UEFA Euro 1996 at Wembley Stadium, hooligans took over Trafalgar Square in the West End of London. Up to 2,000 hooligans, many drunk, pelted police and civilians with bottles, smashed windows and shops and overturned cars. The Metropolitan Police deployed its public order unit in riot gear, and they were confronted by the hooligans. Sixty-six people were injured and over 200 arrests were made.Boggan Steve https://www.independent.co.uk/news/rioting-is-blamed-on-media-jingoism-1339100.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/rioting-is-blamed-on-media-jingoism-1339100.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Rioting is blamed on media jingoism 28 June 1996 1 May 2022 independent.co.uk Amongst the hooligan firms held responsible for the Trafalgar Square riot were Chelsea Headhunters.Hopkins Nick 10 November 1999 Thugs target big Scotland v England game, police say https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/nov/10/newsstory.sport6 The Guardian 5 January 2026 The events were a familiar flashback to the large-scale football violence in the country during the 1980s. However, the rioting was the only notable incident that happened during the Euro 1996 championship, which was otherwise peaceful and orderly.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/hooligans/60451.stm Euro 96 – the model football tournament BBC News 26 February 1998 28 May 2018 As well as the rioting in London, violence also occurred that day in several other places in the country, including Swindon and Bedford, where looting occurred. In Shirley, West Midlands, hooligans threw bricks at an Aldi (German) supermarket. In Brighton, a Russian student was stabbed five times by a hooligan who thought he was German.Devi Sharmila https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/06/27/UK-soccer-fans-riot-after-Euro-96-loss/2543835848000/ UK soccer fans riot after Euro '96 loss www.upi.com 27 June 1996 28 May 2018 See also Poll Tax riots 2009 Upton Park riot References Category:Association football riots Category:1996 riots Trafalgar Square riots Trafalgar Square riots Trafalgar Square riots Category:20th-century riots in London Category:Trafalgar Square